DDAY 78 – 78th anniversary of D-Day
June 1 to 8, 2022 at the Normandy Victory Museum
Here’s a summary of the events taking place at the Normandy Victory Museum on the 78th anniversary of the Normandy landings. See this year’s DDAY program in our agenda.
Browsing by date
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Briefing for the Round Canopy Parachuting Team before their jump on Azeville Battery. The RCPT parachute association invited the public to the teams’ pre-jump briefing a few hours later over the Azeville battery.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Briefing of the paratroopers of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team before their jump on Graignes
2nd Armored in Europe” international association bivouac
From June 2 to 6: an exceptional exhibition! The Trippelwagen, history’s first amphibious car. In partnership with the Chartreuse Museum(Molsheim, Alsace) et le musée des Blindés de Saumur (Maine-et-Loire)We hosted an exceptional temporary exhibition on the Trippelwagen, a German amphibious vehicle produced at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, Alsace, from 1940 to 1944, during the German annexation, in the presence of Molsheim museum curator Grégory Oswald.
Friday, June 3, 2022
Briefing for the Round Canopy Parachuting Team before their jump over Carentan
2nd Armored in Europe” international association bivouac
Demonstration of the Enigma coding machine, by Edmond Kern
Signing session – Yves Corver for “D-DAY, un jour noir
Andrew Biggio, author of the book “The Rifle”, was present with 4 veterans, one of whom, John Althuizen, was awarded the prestigious Purple Heart.
- Bob Weber from 10th Armored Division
- Marvin Gilmore from 458 AAA Battalion
- Robert Heurgue from 82nd Airborne
- John Althuizen from 7th Armored
PRE-RELEASE of Florent Plana’s documentary film “They Won’t Die Twice” – Screening 1/3
The “Dîner de la Libération” with musical entertainment
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Dynamic military hospital display – Operations demonstrations
Presentation of the Enigma machine restoration project, by engineering students from ESIX Cherbourg
Lecture and demonstration of the ENIGMA coding machine, by Edmond Kern
RCPT paratroopers demonstrate how to fold canopies before their jump over La Fière (Ste-Mère-Église).
Guided tours of the temporary exhibition “Trippelwagen”, by Grégory Oswald, curator of the Museum of Molsheim (Alsace)
Passage of the “Voie de la Liberté” tour – 250 bikes
A convoy of 150 Harley motorcycles passes by
Passage of the Carentan Liberty March
Notek Column” parade and exhibition
1940s concert with the group Madeeson
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Dynamic military hospital display – Operations demonstrations
The journalist, Fréderic Patard, dedicates several of his books
Lecture by Grégory Oswald, curator of the Musée de Molsheim (Alsace): Trippelwagen – Hanns Trippel’s amphibious vehicles at the Bugatti factory, 1940-1944
Demonstration of the ENIGMA coding machine, by Edmond Kern
PRE-RELEASE of Florent Plana’s documentary film “They Won’t Die Twice”.
Guided tours of the temporary exhibition “Trippelwagen”, by Grégory Oswald, curator of the Museum of Molsheim (Alsace)
50s concert with the group Madeeson
Monday, June 6, 2022
Dynamic military hospital display – Operations demonstrations
Demonstration of the ENIGMA coding machine, by Edmond Kern
PRE-RELEASE of Florent Plana’s documentary film “They Won’t Die Twice” – Séance 3/3
Musical entertainment from the 40s and 50s
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Parachute equipment display and semi-nocturnal demonstration Tribute to Marthe His and the Graignes parachutists
They were present
- Forty’s Group Reenactment camp
- Sale of military surplus under a tent by Stock Américain
- Model exhibition and sale by Normand Kits
… upcoming events
“2nd DB” day: exhibition and signing
April 20, 2024 – Dedication of the comic strip Normandie 44, the 2nd DB of General Leclerc by Jean Blaise Djian and mini-exhibition 2nd DB in the museum
La Horse – Film screening and meeting
On 27 April 2024, at the D-Day Experience in Carentan (our partner for the event), attend the screening of the film La Horse starring Jean Gabin, in the presence of Mathias Moncorgé, his son and patron of the exhibition, and actor Antoine Duléry.
Conference Henriette Leprovost et Jean Turco
May 11, 2024 – Conference on the 1940 campaign with two exceptional witnesses: Henriette Leprovost and Jean Turco
Push open the doors of history
Visit the Normandy Victory Museum Museum of the Battle of the Hedges. We are in Normandy, Manche dpt, France